Spinning machine



Feb. 12, 1935. F. PI'RQN 1,990,613

' SPINNING MACHINE Filed June 11, 1934 INVENZOR. ier/zawa flare/2 A TTORNEYS.

l 19,, rolls may beprovidedr Patented Feb. 12, 1935 Y ATE-s Pinventiontrelates to a spinning machine and is animprovement upon my prior Patent No; .1,9.1I7,058,;- dated July 4,1933.

, ne ofthe objects of thisinvention is tolprot5. videa guide forpressing the small protruding fiberslinto the yarn tolavoid loss of these fibers as lint or waste and at the same time permit the guide tooscillate with reference to the spinning rolls so "that .a. traverse of the yarn along these Anothe object 1 of ,theinvention is the pro-1 visioniof asimple supp'ortforan, oscillating guide wherebyzthe; minimum amount of stock may be utilized anda very thin structure maybe pro,- 15; vided between the :working portions of the, surface ofthe rollr; 4 v p l Another object of the invention is the provision of a guide and support whereby the guidingsurfacesabetween which thev yarnguide or oscillating memberispositioned-may be adjusted. so that the desired guiding space may be 7 6th. r objec t of the invention is theprovision qifgai mo a l uidew i w ad u t el to t e n v-e fiha emgb nt ta z n t e W the:

spect to: the general, direction of the; travel of, the yarn and thus prevent kinking of the yarn and afford a better yarn than where theyarn must be'dr'awn ft'l11ci1.atja sharp ;-angle,suchas in a fixed par cularl' pointed? outintheappended claims.

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' Figl2' is an enlarged v'iew 'of the'rolls shown in- Eig, 1, and illustrating, the position more clearly 6 of n'i'ygyarnl giiideinits relation to these rolls.

fF'ig. 3. is a perspective View of the yarn guide sl'iowin the manner of supporting it between two bi acke" rclamps secured to the overarjm. V "Figge i a perspective view of onejof these sup ports? Fig. 5 is a sectionalviewthru'the support, altho illustrating the yarn guide in full in to one ot the pairs-of rolls. g

.2 Insmypreviouspatent: above referred to'I have 9"; rigidlys-supporteda an elongated member of very" thintconstruction between the over-arm andbe tween the ,1 rolls; andthen provided asliding-member -upon;.such,support;- 1 The; surface coveredpby hisisl inaimemh n rq d a d b thickness.

port for the guide member so that the desired V i v l v Q which the stationary part of the frame is desiglfis'i a" sectional View showing the relative.

its relation face of'sliding contacigand in order that this structure may be materiallysimplified, the elongated support eliminated, and the friction surface reduced, -I have provided a shortmemben; itself containingpthe guiding'surfaces and itself v5 bodily slidable or oscillative at its support adj acent the; overarm so that-a much simpler con struction is provided. ,1 provide for adjustment of the space between the;guide',wal1s of thesupguiding area may be had, even after assembly of the partsin working position, and by reducing the structure at the ends and providing fingers projecting beyond the main body ofthe guide I form abutment surfacesbywhich the guide for the yarn is limited in its movement along the rolls; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating-the preferred means by whichthese advantageous results may be accomplished: As explained in my above; referred to patent, in certain spinning machines, such as in a mule, the space between the front rolls and the pair' of rolls positioned back of the front, rolls, is very limited andla guide of very thin construction must be provided: that itmay go into a limited space. Theguidewhich;I have here constructed fulfillsthis requirement althoof course, it may be used in other spinning machines, such for instance as ringspinningor the like where greater spa cm e had n ,l I have shown an'illustration of this invention in connection with a mule spinning frame, in

natedrlo and bearingblocks 11, 12; 13, etc., are provided for the .lower fluted rolls, while along the overarm 16 there are provided guide blocks 17 18, 19,,etc.,,f or the upperrolls in eachof the pairs of rolls. Thefront pairs of rolls are desig- 40 nated 22 and. 23 -,-and':a= pair of rolls just back of the front rolls are designated 24 and'25, and it is between these two pairs of rolls that my guide is positioned. These rolls run with their surfacesjust clear; of. each other, as illustrated more 45 clearly in Fig. 1' where they are shown in'connection withvavmule spinning machine. 7

Between the Working surfaces of each of these. lower r-olls 22, there is'a reduced portion 26, at a point beneath the overarm, while the upper roll is short, seerfor. instance roll..25 in Fig. 5, with its trunnionsfiZ'l; as mounted'tin suitable bearing. blocksor. guides which are carried by the overanni fii gitjspacedapoints,such as at the overarmsllfi,

I provide a supporting member designated generally 30 which is constructed by bending it up from sheet stock to provide a bottom wall 31, side walls 32 and 33, connected by a top wall 34 and leaving a space 35 between the side walls which may be adjusted by moving the side wall 33 towards the side wall 32 by bending it at the top wall and which is permitted by the free edge 36 which may be slid. inwardly along the bottom wall 31. A square opening thru each of the side walls, designated 3'7, is provided for receiving the overarm 16 while a threaded opening 38 is provided for receiving a set screw 39 to extend down into engagement with the topof the overarm 16 for binding the support 30 in position. I

The yarn guide member consists of a thin, elongated strip of sheet stock 40 which is notched as at 41 and 42 and drawn slightly forwardly to provide a smooth rounding surface for the entrance of the yarn and for "confining it so that any straggling fibers will be forced back into the main strand as it travels thru the machine. At the ends of this body portion of the yarn guide I have formed fingers 43 which extendinto the space 35 in the support. A notch as at 45 may be provided for lightening up the structure. The fingers 43 will be sufliciently short so that with the top rolls-removed, the support 30 may be first placed on the overarm and then by diagonally placing the'support or guide 40 with first one end in the support and then the other,the yarn guide may be placed in position. v

In supplying the supporting member 30, I usually leave the walls 32 and 33 close together so that they will bind the fingers 43 when first positioned into these supports. However, as I position the supports in place I may take a screw driver and place it in the opening 35 and. by twisting this screw driver open the support so that the guide walls 32 and 33 are positioned the correct distance apart for maintaining the desired guiding action on the yarn guide as it is moved by the oscillation of the threads.

It will, of course, be understood that one or any desired number of slots or notches 42 or 41 may be placed in the guide '40 depending upon the number of ends which are located between two adjacent places of support, such as the overarm. a

By this construction a very simple arrangement of oscillatory guide is formed which may be extremely simple and economical to manufacture and assembled in position on the spinning machine.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls, and a yarn guide having its ends slidably engaging said spaced supports and out of contact with said rolls.

2. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls,and a yarn guide slidably supported at its ends only on said spaced supports and out of contact with said rolls.

3. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls, and a yarn guide engaging said supports and out of contact with said rolls, the entire structure between said supports being movably mounted with relation thereto.

4. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls and independent thereof, and a yarn guide out of contact with said rolls and having its ends slidably engaging said spaced supports and provided with a notch to receive said yarn.

5. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, a yarn guide, spaced supports located between said pairs of rolls to movably support the ends of guide and yet permit it to slide with respect to the rolls and said support and out of contact with said rolls, and means to limit the movement of said yarn guide.

6. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls with their surfaces closely ad jacent and just clearing the front rolls, spaced supports located between said pairs of rolls, and a yarn guide slidably'mounted at its ends between said supports to follow the traverse of the yarn along said rolls and out of contact with said rolls.

7. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front-rolls with their surfaces closely adjacent and just clearing the front rolls, spaced supports located between said pairs of rolls and a yarn guide slidably mounted at-its ends between said supports and provided with a notch to receive the yarn and out of contact with said rolls.

8. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels,including a pair of front rolls and a pairof rolls back of the front rolls with their surfaces closelyv adjacent and just clearing the front rolls, spaced supports locatedbetween said pairs ofr'ollsya yarn guide out of contact with said rolls and slidably mounted at its ends between said supports and provided with a notch to receive the yarn, and stop means on said member to limit the movement of the guide.

9. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls, and a yarn .guideout of contact with said rolls, and a finger at each end slidably engaging each of said spaced supports.

10. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls, and a yarn guide out of contact with said'rolls and having itsends slidably engaging said spaced supports, the body portion of said guide adjacent said finger forming an abutment to limit the movement of said guide.

11. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls with their surfaces closely adjacent andjust clearing the front rolls, an overarm extending from the back of the machine, and a support on said overarm between the front rolls and the next pair of rolls, and a yarn guide out of contact with said rolls'and slidably supported at its ends in said supports adjacent said overarm.

12. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls with their surfaces closely adjacent and just clearingthe front rolls, an overarm extending from the back of the machine, a

yarn guide out of contact with said rolls, means in substantially the plane of said overarm for engaging and slidablyvsupporting the ends of said guide from said overarm.

13. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back 'of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls and independent thereof, and a yarn guide having its ends slidably engaging said spaced supports, said supports each comprising a bottom wall and spaced side walls providing a space between which said yarn guide is slidably supported andguided.

14. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls and independent thereof, and a yarn guide having its ends slidably engaging said spaced supports, said supports each comprising a bottom wall, a top wall and spaced side walls all formed of one piece of material suitably bent to form said structure providing a space between which said yarn guide is slidably supported and guided.

15. In a spinning machine, a plurality of pairs of rolls between which the yarn travels, including a pair of front rolls and a pair of rolls back of the front rolls, spaced supports between said pairs of rolls and independent thereof, and a yarn guide having its ends slidably engaging said spaced supports, said supports each comprising a bottom wall, a top wall and spaced side walls all formed of one piece of material suitably bent to form said structure, the edges of said bent structure being at the juncture of the bottom and one side wall, whereby the side wall may be bent inwardly or outwardly to adjust the size of the guiding space between said side walls.

FERNAND PIRON. 

